> ## Content Index
> Fetch the complete content index at: https://www.lorcandempsey.net/llms.txt
> Use this file to discover other available public pages before exploring further.

# Open Content Initiative
- URL: https://www.lorcandempsey.net/open-content-initiative/
- Published: 2006-03-13T00:04:48.000Z
- Updated: 2020-10-28T20:57:19.000Z
- Author: Lorcan Dempsey
- Tags: Research ∕ Learning, Social, Systems

The [Open University](https://www.open.ac.uk/?ref=lorcandempsey.net), supported by the Hewlett Foundation ($4.45M), is going to make learning materials freely available for use and reuse on the web. This continues the OU tradition of open broadcast of its television teaching materials.

> The Open University will draw on its experience in supported open learning to provide an environment which contains both high quality learning materials and a range of learning support and informal community building tools. There will be one site that is primarily for learners, where material with suggested learning pathways will be offered. A second site will be primarily for other course creators; it will foster the concept of sharing and re-use of materials. Through the development of both sites the University plans to take open content delivery on to a new level. \[[The Open University : Open Content Initiative : OCI Press Release](https://oci.open.ac.uk/pressrelease.html?ref=lorcandempsey.net)\]

The mention of community building tools is interesting, as are the [descriptions](https://oci.open.ac.uk/join.html?ref=lorcandempsey.net) of the posts they want to fill in connection with the intiative.  
I like the ‘lightness’ of the OU website.